The Gospel Coalition

 

Staff

Ben Peays

Executive Director
(Ph.D. ABD, M.Div.,Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; B.A., Wheaton College) Peays is the former Managing Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding in Deerfield, IL.

Collin Hansen

Editorial Director
(M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Formerly an associate editor for Christianity Today magazine, Hansen is the author of Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist’s Journey With the New Calvinists and co-author with John Woodbridge of A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir. He earned an undergraduate degree in journalism and history from Northwestern University. Contact Collin at collin.hansen@thegospelcoalition.org.

Kathleen B. Nielson

Director of Women's Initiatives
(PhD, Vanderbilt University) Kathleen has taught in the English departments at Vanderbilt, Bethel College (MN), and Wheaton College. She authors the Living Word Bible studies (P&R), as well as various articles, poems, and a book, Bible Study: Following the Ways of the Word. Kathleen speaks extensively at women's conferences, has directed and taught women's Bible studies at several churches, and serves on the board of The Charles Simeon Trust. She loves the community at Covenant College, where her husband, Niel, serves as president.

Joe Carter

Editor
(MBA student, Marymount University) Joe has served as the online editor for First Things and as an adjunct professor of journalism at Patrick Henry College. He is the co-author with John Coleman of How to Argue Like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History's Greatest Communicator (Crossway Books). Contact Joe at joe.carter@thegospelcoalition.org.

John Starke

Editor
(M.Div. student, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) John is the lead pastor of All Souls Church in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He is the co-editor with Bruce A. Ware of the forthcoming book, One God in Three Person: Upholding the Trinity's Unity of Essence and Distinction of Persons (Crossway Books). Contact John at john.starke@thegospelcoalition.org.

Andy Naselli

Administrator of Themelios
(Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Bob Jones University) Dr. Naselli also serves as research manager for D.A. Carson and is the author of Let Go and Let God? A Survey and Analysis of Keswick Theology. Contact Andy at andy.naselli@thegospelcoalition.org.

Josh Mathews

Operations
(CPA, M.Div.; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Josh comes from public accounting to aid The Gospel Coalition in operations and events. Contact Josh at josh.mathews@thegospelcoalition.org.

Charles Anderson

Managing Editor of Themelios
(PhD, Cambridge University, M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Charles is an instructor in New Testament and Biblical Hebrew at Oak Hill College in London, UK.

Matt Smethurst

Assistant Editor
(M.Div. student, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Matt is an editor for The Gospel Coalition. He and his wife Maghan have one child and live in Louisville, Kentucky, where they are members of Third Avenue Baptist Church. Contact Matt at matt.smethurst@thegospelcoalition.org.